EFCC charges Kenny Martins, two accomplices, to court over stealing
Abuja - The National Coordinator of the Police Equipment Foundation (PEF), Chief Kenny Martins, his deputy, Ibrahim Dumuje and one Yero Gella were on Monday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged conversion of the monies donated to the foundation for personal use.
They were also charged with felony, criminal breach of trust, theft and criminal conversion and misuse of the fund donated to the PEF.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the three-count charge read to them by the court registrar.
But their oral applications for bail were rejected by the trial judge, Justice Abubakar Talba.
The judge said that they should file the bail application in writing and not orally.
He ordered that they be remanded in the custody of the EFCC pending the filing, hearing and determination of the bail application.
He adjourned till July 14 for commencement of substantive trial.
In the charge, the accused persons were alleged to have converted to personal use 10 per cent of N7.740bn donated to PEF by the Association of Local Government of Nigeria.
Martins‘ company, Nigerstalg Ltd, allegedly used in defrauding PEF, was charged along with the accused persons.
They all pleaded not guilty to the offenses.
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